Wednesday, March 9, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBIE!

Trigger Alert!  If Barbie gives you the vapors, just move along.....

But for the rest of the Croton collectors:

On March 9, 1959, Barbie made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City. The date became known as Barbie's birthday and is now also celebrated as Barbie Day. Barbie was thought up by Ruth Handler, wife of one of Mattel's founders, Elliot Handler. Handler noticed her daughter, Barbara, gave adult roles to paper dolls when she played with them.  

READ MORE HERE.

Click HERE to see YOUR EDITOR'S Flickr album of vintage and new Barbie Dolls, catalog pages and accessories; all photos, all rights reserved.


Click on the photo to see three vintage "Bubble Cut" 1960's dolls from a previous auction at SeriousToyz. 

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:  A FLICKR ALBUM OF VINTAGE KEN, BARBIE AND MIDGE CATALOG PAGES, 1960'S, COURTESY OF KATIE KITSCH--CLICK HERE.  

AND THE 1962 BARBIE DREAM HOUSE!  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-1962-barbie-dream-house.html

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